CA AB2758

California Environmental Protection Agency must hold at least 4 public meetings per year, starting on or before March 31, 2023, through January 1, 2027, to provide information on efforts to study and mitigate DDT and other chemical waste at Dumpsite-1 and Dumpsite-2 off the Los Angeles coast.

Agency must invite representatives from federal, state, and local agencies including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, and Department of Toxic Substances Control to attend the public meetings.

Meetings must be held in areas with coastlines reasonably close to the dumpsites and include opportunities for public oral and written comments regarding dumped chemical waste and its effects on the Southern California Bight.

California Environmental Protection Agency must report to the Legislature by June 30, 2025, with policy recommendations on how to further mitigate negative impacts of chemical waste deposits at the dumpsites, considering environmental and public health effects, technical and financial feasibility, and consequences of inaction.

The legislation expires and is repealed on January 1, 2027.